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C. M. CARLETCN, OF FCRESTER, MICHIGAN. Lesers Patent No. 68,286, daad Auges: 27, 1867.

IMPROVED WASHING MAcnIN'r.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, C. M.' CARLETON, of Forester, in the county of Sanilac, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Machines; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clem-,and exact-*descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrnwings, and. .to the letters of reference marked thereon. In-the annere'ddrawings, making part of this'speciiication- A represents the wash-box, which may be simply a square'box made in any of the known and usual ways. The form of the box, however, isinot material, as it may be made in any suitable shapeand of any required size. I Secured to each-side of the inside oi' the box are two vertical strips B B. C C represent rollers, which have suitable journals, and these j ournals have their bearings in the strips C C.- These rollers lie crosswiseof the box, parallel to each other, and about ten inches apart. Au 'endless belt, E, passes around the rollers C C, and -revolves or is made stationary, as will be hereinafter described.v The "shaft of the `.upper roller passes through theside of the box and is marked W. Upon this shaft is drum or pulley ze. Z d represent a series of small rollers, which are situated bctween'the rollers Ci C, and which have their bearings in the strips B B. The rollers d cl are so situated that their peripheriesbear against lthe belt E on its inside, and on thatside next to the rubber. F represents the rubber,which consists o fgaframe similar. to the ordinary wash-board, but instead of the corrugated boardI use aseries ot" small rollers, e e, which have their bearings in thc sides ofthe frame.- This rubber stands in a vertical position, audits rollers are intended topress the clothes to be washed between them .and the endless belt E. This rubber has a vertical reciprocating movement communicated to it by means of a pitman, 1. Two bars, G, stand behind the rubber F, at each "end, to press it up to lthe endless belt.' v-These bars are provided near .each end with pins H H, which are surroundedvwith coiled wire springs. The ends ofthese pins pass through the bars I and y. Thebar I presses against the `outer ends of thesprings, and said bar being regulated by set-screws J J, it may bc moved up so as to compress the springs, 'and produce' l greater or less pressure, through the bars G, against the back oi the rubber. K represents a woodenor metallic frame, which is intended for supporting the gearing, which is made fast to the side ofthe b ox by suitable screws or bolts. Lying across and having bearings in-this frame are two shafts, Land M, which arc provided with'thc geauwheels N and O, which gear into each other. A crank-handle on the cnd oi" shaft M gives motion-to'. said shaft, and through its-gear-wheel O to the wheel N on shaft L. The shaft L has on its outer en d a balancecrank, P, (that is, a crank with two arms, one being provided with a weight and the other with a slot,) to which the pitman sattaC'hed, the weight being opposite the pitman attachment, so'as to c ounterbalancc it and produce a steady motion when the machine is working. The pitman q has 4its upper ond secured to the crank p, audits lower cud secured to the upper end of the rubber F. R represents a clutch-pulley upon shaft M, and Sis a lever for throwing this pulley in and out of gear. A band, T, passes from the pulley er drum :v to the clutchpulley R. This baudgives motion-to the rollers C'C and endless belt'E, when desirable. By throwing the pulley R out of gear, thebaud T does not cause thc beltE to revolve, but allows it to remain stationary.

' In using this machine, I place Water in the box A, and after the clothes have been sufficiently soaped and soaked I put the rubber F in motion by turning the crank-handle of shaft M, and then insert thc article between the rubber F and the endless belt E. The rubber playing up and down presses thev article closely against the belt, and its rollers,"running over the article, force the water from it as. fast as it is soaked in, and thus, by combined frictionand agitation, Wash the dirt elfectually from it. Should any portion of the article be very dirty and require additional rubbing, the endless bolt E will be stopped in its revolutions by throwing the belt or band T out of gear. This stations the article against the belt E, so that it will be subject to the action of the rubber as long as'I desirable. When the endless belt is revolving -the clothes pass down with it, and are only subject to the action of'the rubber during their passage between the belt and rubber;` Instead of the endless belt E, I may sim-ply use a chain o'r band around the ends of the rollcrsC C, subjecting the clothes immediately to the rollers d d.

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the rubber F and rollers C C andd d and belt E, with the bars G, I, and y, with their set-screws and springs, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Arrangement of clutch-pulley It, band T, and shaft IV. with its pulley, with the endless belt E or its equivalent, and rubber F, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing II have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of July, 1867.

I C. M. CARLETON. Witnesses i C. M. ALEXANDER,

J. M. MASON. 

